7 Secrets That Add Value To Your Home

Clean And Declutter Your Home- Carol Kinsey Goman, a contributor to Forbes claims you only ffhave 7 seconds to make that all important first impression

- Clean ALL rooms, Hoover the floor and get rid of any cobwebs!

- Make sure you remove any clutter from your home. We don’t ffwant it looking messy

- Resulting in your house looking more spacious and inviting ffto potential buyers

- You need to attract buyers, so get a fresh lick of paint on the exterior of your home

- This will translate well when your Estate Agent takes professional photographs of your home

- Giving the interior of your home a fresh lick of paint also isn't a bad idea, preferably neutral creams or whites

- Don't forget to take off the personal family photos before painting the walls!

Paint The House

Spruce Up Your Front & Back Gardens- Extensions are expensive and sometimes could reduce the ffvalue of your home

- Great gardens and outdoor spaces are hard to come by ffmeaning they are more sought after

- Simple things such as, pruning the plants, clearing away leaves ffand cutting the grass can add more value to your home

- Take down all the washing from the clothes line before a viewing to make your ffgarden look less cluttered!

Restore The Front Door - A fresh looking front door is inviting to potential

buyers

- A clean front door will also suggest that the property is well looked after

- Freshening up a front door is very little effort and well worth it in the long run

- Remember to pick non vulgar colours - NO LIME GREEN!

Make Your Room Bright And Neutral- Keep the floor dark and walls light. This will make the floor ffspace appear to expand

- Mirrors are great in dark rooms as you can use them to ffreflect light all around the room

- Keeping your colours neutral will also help the room feel fflarger and lighter

- As mentioned before, keep the foliage trimmed and away from the windows

Put The Heating On Or Light Up The Fireplace

- Get your home warm and cosy before viewings. It promotes feelings of safety and welcoming

- Fire places are popular, and if you own one light it up before the next viewing

- The warmth, smell and sound of a wood fire is something that everyone is drawn too

- Do be careful as you don't want the heat to be overbearing!

Install Modern Light Switches

- Once gleaming white light switches might now be a shadow of g their former selves

- These cheap switches can add value instantly

- Make sure you get a qualified electrician to install switches

- It’s also a good idea to add a dimmer switch to your lights to give the ffroom a more mellow vibe to relax potential viewers

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